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How fast a wave travels is known as 

Wave speed or velocity. 

10

Give an example of a longitudinal wave 


sound or eartquakes

10

A wave has frequency of 5 Hz and a speed of 25 m/s. What is the wavelength of the wave?

5 m

10

This is the top of the wave. 

Crest

10

The distance between two crests or two troughs. 

Wavelength

20

What is not transferred by a wave 

Matter 

20

In this type of wave the vibration and the energy moves in the same direction. 

Longitudinal Wave 

20

A wave has wavelength of 10 m and a speed of 340 m/s. What is the frequency of the wave?

34 Hz

20

What property of a wave changes when a wave refracts

Speed

20

What is the unit of wavelength 

Metres

30

Which type of wave moves the particles parallel to the direction of the wave. 

Longitudinal

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Transverse waves move __________________to the direction of energy transferred. 

Perpendicular

30

A wave has frequency of 50 Hz and a wavelength of 10 m. What is the speed of the wave?

500 m/s

30

The distance from rest(equilibrium) to trough. 

Amplitude

30

The low point of a wave

Trough

40

What does a wave carry

Energy

40

Give an example of a transverse wave

Water or any part of EM spectrum

40

How many waves are shown on the diagram?

4.5

40

Does a wave move towards or away from the normal when it enters from air to glass

Towards 

40

The number of wavelengths that pass a given point per second

Frequency

50

Which type of wave moves particles in right angles in the direction of the waves?

Transverse

50

If the wavelength is 20m and the frequency is 5Hz, what is the velocity? 

100m/s

50

One end of the rope is vibrated to produce a wave with a wavelength of .25 m.  The Frequency of the wave is 3.0 Hz.  What is the speed of the wave?

.75 m/s

50

Frequency of a wave is measured in?

Hz ( Hertz)

50

What is the speed of light

300 m/s

300,000 m/s

300,000,000 m/s

300,000,000,000 m/s

300,000,000 m/s